RTX A5500 Mobile vs Quadro FX 370M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 100 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | NB9M-GLM | GA103S |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 August 2008 (15 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | $69 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 580 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 22,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 165 Watt (80 - 165 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 2.200 | 365.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 22.4 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Quadro FX 370M and RTX A5500 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | MXM-II | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR2, GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 August 2008 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 165 Watt |
FX 370M has 725% lower power consumption.
RTX A5500 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 370M and RTX A5500 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 370M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A5500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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